If Dayna's ferret had been a girl, my husband suggested Cosette (the orphan
rescued by Jean Val Jean).  But as the poor little one is a boy, that's out
(unless there's a male form of Cosette?).
 
Are there any other rescued people in literature who would fit?
 
Of course, looking to the future, Dayna could maybe call him "Beloved."
 
Amy and Alan
Sam and Sally (ferts); Zipper and Kenji (dogs); Tom, Ben, Anna (cats)
R.I.P. Meagan (much beloved first ferret)
in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
[Posted in FML issue 2152]